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East Africa

noun

  1. a region of Africa comprising Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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A multi-national force, in time it would number up to a million soldiers - mostly Indian, but also from other parts of the British Empire - including West and East Africa.

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Kenya has been hit by a recent wave of repression, tarnishing its reputation as a beacon of democracy in East Africa.

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Mwangi said their experience showed "how broken" countries in East Africa were.

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Karua is a respected human rights advocate, and a vocal critic of what she calls "democratic backsliding" in East Africa.

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It had long been fighting expansionist wars, extending the kingdom to include more and more of East Africa.

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